# Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD (VFEG) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/vfeg · ISIN IE00BK5BR733 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, VFEG (Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD, ISIN IE00BK5BR733) closed at £65.95 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.22% a year (about £22 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +39.6%, or +9.1% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2019. It tracks the FTSE Emerging Index — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.22% a year — about £22 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. Latest close: **£65.95** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | VFEG | | ISIN | IE00BK5BR733 | | Category | Emerging markets | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Vanguard | | Tracks | FTSE Emerging Index | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.22% a year (£22 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £1.4bn | | Launched | 2019 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +14.64% | +11.04% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +52.25% | +37.39% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +39.61% | +9.14% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −7.3%, 2023 +1.3%, 2024 +14.3%, 2025 +16.3%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +12.8%. Returns of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +15.0%; to 30/09/2025: +14.7%; to 30/09/2024: +15.9%; to 30/09/2023: +0.2%; to 30/09/2022: −7.6%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -7.3% | -15.1% | Price | | 2023 | +1.3% | -2.8% | Price | | 2024 | +14.3% | +10.4% | Price | | 2025 | +16.3% | +12.3% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +12.8% | +9.6% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 13.71% | -8.08% | | 3 years | 13.10% | -11.26% | | 5 years | 14.07% | -18.83% | ## Largest fall Volatility of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 13.7% over 1 year, 13.1% over 3 years, 14.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD since October 2021, in pounds: −18.8% from 12/11/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −15.0% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +36.2% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD was 1.5% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (25/09/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.22% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 103 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 0 the same and 37 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 4 funds track FTSE Emerging Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.17% to 0.22% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Franklin FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD | — | +25.4% | — | — | | Franklin FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF USD | — | — | — | — | | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF | 0.17% | +14.6% | +52.3% | +39.5% | | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD (this fund) | 0.22% | +14.6% | +52.3% | +39.6% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.22%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 31/08/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | TSMC | 16.84% | | Tencent | 3.30% | | Alibaba Group | 2.53% | | MediaTek | 1.66% | | Delta Electronics | 1.02% | | China Construction Bank | 1.00% | | Hon Hai Precision Industry | 0.88% | | Cash and cash equivalents | 0.85% | | Reliance Industries | 0.82% | | HDFC Bank | 0.78% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Information Technology | 32.1% | | Financials | 21.2% | | Consumer Discretionary | 9.6% | | Materials | 7.6% | | Communication Services | 6.8% | | Industrials | 6.5% | | Energy | 4.0% | | Consumer Staples | 3.4% | | Other sectors | 7.7% | | Not classified | 0.9% | ### By country Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | Taiwan | 32.4% | | Hong Kong | 21.0% | | India | 15.6% | | China | 4.9% | | Brazil | 4.2% | | South Africa | 3.9% | | Saudi Arabia | 3.2% | | Mexico | 2.2% | | Other countries | 11.6% | | Not classified | 0.8% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.0% | | Cash and money market | 0.8% | All 1,379 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/vfeg/holdings --- We show information. 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